In this episode, we have a special guest (Matt Woodmass) walking through the Bible to explain why he has landed on welcoming in female deacons. For more information on the trails, please visit: trailschurch.ca

In this episode, we discuss the topic of deacons. Who can hold this office? What are the qualifications? We also have some special guests on this week's episode, John MacArthur and Mark Dever. For more information about The Trails, please visit: trailschurch.ca

In this episode, we have the recording of today's Pastor's Q&A, where our pastors fielded questions from our church. For more information about The Trails, please visit: trailschurch.ca

In this episode, we discuss the beginning of The Trails (where we came from, that first year, the first public gathering, and how we feel 3 years later). For more info about The Trails, please visit: trailschurch.ca

We are continuing our Faithful Stewards Episode Series by processing through how Christians ought to spend our time for the glory of God. In this episode, we mention these resources in our application section of the episode: Questions about your commitments from Tim Challies From the book, Do More Better, page 40. Are these the right and best things for me to be doing? Do these things fit my mission [God’s priorities for your time]? Are there things I can do in this area that no one else can do? Am I especially gifted or talented in this area? Do I bring unique value to this? Is there someone who can do this better than I can? Questions for reviewing areas of responsibility in an annual retreat from Carolyn Mahaney From http://www.girltalkhome.com/files/personal_retreat.pdf Carolyn suggests asking these questions about the following areas of responsibility: your personal holiness, your service at church, fellowshipping with believers, evangelizing unbelievers, loving your family, attending to your work, caring for your physical health. Am I keeping the Gospel personally? Am I daily “preaching the Gospel to myself?” What is my present involvement with each priority? Given my present season, am I giving the right amount of time, energy, and attention to each priority? Is my present investment into each priority bringing glory to God? Is there anything about my present investment into each priority that is not bringing glory to God and thus needs to change? What are the best opportunities that this season of my life offers? Am I “buying up,” “rescuing from loss,” and “improving” these opportunities? Are there any “good” activities or “noble” endeavors in which I am presently involved that are hindering my investment into priority relationships? Why am I involved in this particular activity or endeavor? Is it to glorify God or is it for selfish purposes? Is there anything that I am doing presently that needs to be postponed until another season? Will what I am sowing in this season reap a good harvest in the next year? Am I bearing fruit in the most important areas in this season of my life?

In this episode, we share our recent member meeting as a church, so that whether you are brand new to The Trails and exploring membership, or maybe you are already one of our members, that you can hear a bit about the current state of our church and our future aspirations as we install Deacons and prepare to send out our Calgary Church Plant. ______ Welcome and introduction 2:47 - 28:30 |  “what is a deacon?” Discussion 19:47 - 33:03 |  three areas for future deacon roles at The Trails: Deacon of Finance (31:24) deacon of benevolence and member care (31:25-32:40), deacon of hospitality (cafe, setup-tear down, etc. (32:41-33:03)) 34:24 - Biggest area of need at our church? Kids Ministry 35:11 - 45:26 | Calgary Church Plant Update and Introducing the Team Members who are moving to Calgary 45:27-47:55 | Updates on future roles for Trails Kids, Trails Youth and Worship Ministry 47:56 - 49:27 | Financial Update/Snapshot. 49:28 - 51:58 | Two Needs: Board Members and Cheque signers Closing remarks

In this episode, we continue our study on being faithful stewards by considering how we spend our time; this episode highlights the importance of Rest (what is says about God, why it's important for us, and what it means to rest). For more information about The Trails, please visit: trailschurch.ca

In this episode, we discuss materialism in the life of the Christian and how this sin impacts all of us in various ways. For more info about The Trails, please visit: trailschurch.ca

This class was originally given after one of our Sunday Gatherings and is meant to help Christians with practical resources for studying their Bibles. For more information about The Trails, please visit: trailschurch.ca

In this episode, we discuss both debt and future savings in our pursuit of learning how to become more faithful stewards. For more info on The Trails, please visit: trailschurch.ca